St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-16
Further Unverifed Rumors Regarding the
Real Cause Of His Recent Resig-
nation.
His Formal Letter to the President and
Mr.. Oleveland's Reply Given to the
Public.
Warm Personal and Political Friend
ship Expressed by Each for the
Other.
Lieut.. Gree1y Nominated to Succeed
Gen. Hazen as Chief Signal
Officer.
Special to the GloDe.

cheap money that Secretary Manning's res
ignation is not due to his accepting posi-
tion at the head of New York bank, nor
On account of his health, but is the result of
an open rupture with the president on the
question of reissuing 81 and 50 notes, some
SS 100000 or $40, 100000 of which have
been destroyed without authority of law.
Beyond the fact that Secretary Man
ming has resigned and gone to
Albany little is known. When
Secretary Manning went away yesterday
it was announced that he expected to re-
turn on Friday or Saturday. The natural
conclusion was that he would resume his
duties as secretary of the treasury and per-
sonally attend to important matters apt to
arise at the close of a session of congress.
His early resignation was accounted for ON
the ground that he would thus give the
president an opportunity to nominate his
successor, who could be confirmed by the
senate before adjournment. To-day, how
ever, there is a different phase on the
matter. The announcement comes
from a source near Mr.. Manning that he
did not resign to accept the presidency of
the Western National bank, as that matter
is still held in allegiance and doubt, and that
he did not resign on account of his health.
sion is that breach of official relations
with the president, perhaps, was
THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
of his retirement. The much disputed
question of whether the president did or
did not give directions to the treasury de-
partment with regard to the issue of 81 and
50 notes and the purchase of silver, again
comes to the front, and the answer to the
the question by some persons is a SatiSfac-
tory reason to them for the sudden reSigna-
ton. Col. Lamont to-day was under the
impression that Mt. Manning would return
in few days and resume his duties. The
president had sent no communication to the
secretary of the treasury on the financial
question few days ago, he said, and he
did not believe he had done so since then.
Gen. Weaver says when the truth of the
whole matter comes out it will be
seen that Manning and Jordan were
on dangerous ground aud had to get off.
The treasury department officials are as
emphatic as ever in denying that such ac-
ton has been taken by the president The
president, 1t is thought, has assured Mr.
Carlisle that the law should be obeyed in
the treasury department, and the matter
dropped when it was ascertained that no
law had been violated. When Assistant
Secretary Fairchild was acting secretary of
treasury last year the same charge of illegal
action by the treasury department was made
by certain senators. Mr.. Fairchild then
convinced the members of the senate ap-
preparation committee that there was no
violation of law, and il is held that it would
be easy to so convince the members of the
house. By others it is said the president is
going to flop completely in his financial
policy and no longer stand in with the
banks to keep up the tighton silver. These
authorities believe Pendleton or some eX-
Greenbacker, possibly Weaver, will be
made secretary of the treasury.
THE sECIETARY's LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The following
correspondence between the president and
Secretary Manning in regard to the Iatters
withdrawal from the cabinet was made
public this evening:
Treasury Department., Washington, Feb. 4.
My Dear Sir: In view of the near adjourn
ment of congress, and in order that time may
suffice for the selection and confirmation Of
my successor, desire again to place my
resignation Of the Office of secretary of the
treasury in your hands, and trust you will
not deem its acceptance detriment to the
public service. When you requested me last
June to delay insisting upon the acceptance
of my resignation, as again in our conference
last October, you honored me with such terms
of personal consideration, and ex-
pressed so grave decision in re-
spect to the requirements of the
public service that 1t was as impossible to
question my duty as to forget your kindness.
l have not spared myself in the endeavor to
comply with your wishes and to contribute to
the support of the policies which have Ill u.s.
trated your administration. The approach
ing end of the Forty-ninth congress marks
period in your own term of Office and in the
divisions of our political calendar. If
change must occur in the heads of depart
ments and at your council board, 1t is clear
that your personal convenience and the pub
lie interests are best subserved should it oc-
cur now. Moreover, the financial situation
is to be seriously different from that which
opened before us when the present
congress entered upon its life, and
upon the opportunities created by
transfer of the peoples trust to new
hands. In this most critical condition,
the circumspection of wise fiscal policy, or
of administrative reforms in the collection
and disbursement of our colossal revenues is
not alone demanded, though labors such as
these have existed and proved the abilities of
our foremost statesmen since the constitu-
ton of the government. But there is also an
exhausting round of daily administrative
tasks which, however subordinate and cleri-
cal, an efficient secretary of the treasury can
not, or should not, eyade. These are tasks
beyond my present strength ], therefore,
asking release by the 4th of March, or as soon
as you may select my successor. I fulfill
duty to my family that may now be permitted
to outweigh the duty of accepting longer that
assignment of public service which two
wears ago you did me the honor to IN axe.
Returning to the ranks Of that great p arty
which has called you to its lead, / shall still
hope to follow its fortunes under your sue
cessful guidance with a private citizens
pride. Very respectfully yours.
DANIEL MANNING.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
Executive Mansion Washington, Feb a.
Hon. Daniel Manning. My Dear Sir: Your
formal letter of resignation which I have re-
ceived though not entirely unexpected, pre-
sents the reality of a severance of official re-
lations and causes me the deepest regret.
This is tempered only by the knowledge that
the frank and friendly personal relations
which have unbrokenly existed between US
are still to continue. I refer to these be-
cause such personal relations supply, after
all, whatever of comfort and pleasure the
world affords, and because feel it to be al
most superhuouS to speak OF the aid
and support you have given me and the
assistance you have furnished to the admin
istration Of the government. during the time
you have directed the affairs of the eXacting
ana laborious Office which you now seek to
surrender. Your labors, your achievements,
your success and your devotion to public
duty are fully seen and known. and they
challenge the appreciation aud gratitude of
all your countrymen. Since must at last
relinquish my hope of your countenance at
my side as counsellor and co-laborer, and
since 1 cannot question the reasons upon
which your request to be relieved is based, it
only remains for me to accept the resigna-
ton you have rendered and to express my
profound thanks for all that you have done
for me in sharing manfully my labors and
perplexities of the past two years.
I feel that may still ask OF you that the 1st
day on April next be fixed as the date on
which your resignation shall take effect, and
that you will SO regulate what remains to
official dIltiaS in q